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Henry VIII was born at Greenwich Palace. His parents were Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
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Henry's older brother Arthur died. This made Henry next in line for becoming King of England.
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Henry VIII was named King of England instead of his brother, Arthur, due to his early death. He was crowned at age 17.
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King Henry got married at the age of 17 to Catherine of Aragon.
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Henry was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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Catherine of Aragon gave birth to Prince Henry, who died 52 days later.
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Catherine of Aragon gave birth to Princess Mary.
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Henry married Anne Boleyn in a secret ceremony while he was still married to Katherine.
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Henry VIII renounced the power of the Pope so he could divorce Catherine. He was not happy with her because she did not have a son. They were married for almost 25 years.
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Anne Boleyn gave birth to Princess Elizabeth.
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Henry VIII was named the only Supreme Head on earth of the Church of England.
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Anne Boleyn was beheaded at the Tower of London. They were married for 3 years.
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Henry married Jane Seymour only 11 days after anne's beheading.
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Jane gave birth to Prince Edward. Edward was Henry's only son who survived. He later became King.
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Jane died of blood poisoning only 12 days after Edward was born. Henry did not re-marry for 3 years.
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Anne was a German noblewoman. They got married to form ties between England and Germany. They got divorced 6 months later.
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Henry married Catherine only 19 days after his divorce to Anne Cleves. Henry was 48 years old and she was 17.
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Catherine was beheaded at the Tower of London. She was unfaithful to Henry because she didn't like how large he was.
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Henry married Catherine Parr one year after Catherine Howard's beheading. He was 52, she was 31.
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Henry VIII died when he was 55 years old. His son Edward became the new King of England.
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Henry's body was buried at St. George's Chapel at Windsor next to his old wife Jane Seyomur.
